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xenogamy

American  
[zuh-nog-uh-mee] / zəˈnɒg ə mi /

noun

Botany.

  1. pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.

xenogamy British  
/ zɛˈnɒɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. botany another name for cross-fertilization

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Other Word Forms

  • xenogamous adjective

Etymology

Origin of xenogamy

First recorded in 1875–80; xeno- + -gamy

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The terms xenogamy, geitonogamy, and autogamy were first suggested by Kerner in 1876; their definition will be found at page 9 of Ogle's translation of Kerner's "Flowers and their Unbidden Guests," 1878.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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